Fables and the Art of Leadership

Author Ian I. Mitroff: Ian I. Mitroff is Senior Research Associate at the Center for Catastrophic Risk Management at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley, USA; Professor Emeritus of the University of Southern California, USA; and President of Mitroff Crisis Management. Author Donna Mitroff: Donna Mitroff is president and founder of Mitroff & Associates, a children's media consulting group.

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I: THE FABLES Reader's Guide: How to Read the Fables Connect Concern Creativity Communication Consciousness Courage Community PART II: INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FABLES Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Good Friends No Bare Hands in This Land The Bass Violin Festival The Reluctant Ring Bearer Once Upon Each Lovely Day Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Concluding Remarks on Leadership PART III: PUTTING THE SEVEN C'S TO WORK Specialized Topics Planet Purple vs Planet Prism Revisited Good Friends Revisited No Bare Hands in This Land Revisited The Bass Violin Festival Revisited The Reluctant Ring Bearer Revisited Once Upon Each Lovely Day Revisited Daniel Tiger and the Snowstorm Revisited Leadership Revisited Concluding Topics Exercises Additional Reading About the Authors Biography of Fred Rogers Bibliography Notes